Russia’s Putin Signs Law Extending Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With US by 5 Years

Russia’s Putin Signs Law Extending Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With US by 5 Years
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference during the World Economic Forum of the Davos Agenda, in Moscow on Jan. 27, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters
Ella Kietlinska
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the last major pact of its kind between Russia and the United States, by five years, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Russia’s lower and upper houses of parliament voted unanimously to ratify the extension on Wednesday.

Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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